Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On June 27, 2025, Onto Innovation Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with Semilab International Zrt. (the “Seller”), Semilab Zrt. and Semilab USA LLC (“Semilab USA”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire all of the outstanding membership interests of Semilab USA from the Seller for $475,000,000 in cash (subject to certain customary purchase price adjustments) and 706,215 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”).
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including (i) the expiration or termination of any waiting period applicable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and receipt of Hungarian foreign direct investment approval, (ii) the absence of any law or order issued by any governmental authority preventing consummation of the transaction and (iii) the accuracy of the representations and warranties of, and compliance with covenants by, each of the parties to the Purchase Agreement. Buyer’s obligation to consummate the transaction is also conditioned on the absence of the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
The Purchase Agreement contains certain customary termination rights in favor of the Seller and the Company, including by either party (i) if the transaction is not consummated within nine (9) months, subject to one extension of three (3) months at either the Company’s or the Seller’s election if on such date all of the closing conditions except those relating to regulatory approvals have been satisfied or waived, (ii) upon entry by a governmental authority of a final order restraining or permanently enjoining the transaction or (iii) if the other party breaches the Purchase Agreement and such breach would cause the failure of any condition to closing (subject to a cure period).
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified entirely by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The Purchase Agreement has been attached to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, Semilab USA, their respective subsidiaries or any of the other parties to the Purchase Agreement or any related documents. In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties contained in the Purchase Agreement are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules provided by the parties in connection with the signing of the Purchase Agreement. These confidential disclosure schedules contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to the representations and warranties and certain covenants set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Moreover, certain representations and warranties in the Purchase Agreement were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties rather than establishing matters as facts and were made only as of the date of the Purchase Agreement (or such other date or dates as may be specified in the Purchase Agreement). Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Purchase Agreement should not be relied upon as characterizations of the actual state of facts about the Company, Semilab USA or any of the other parties to the Purchase Agreement.
Item 3.02. |
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
As described in Item 1.01, the Company has agreed to issue 706,215 shares of Common Stock to the Seller pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The issuance will be exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Seller has represented that it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act and that the Common Stock is being acquired for investment purposes and not with a view toward or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.